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Driving whilst presenting TV.
« on: 26 March 2015, 10:16:03 pm »
I have noticed that a lot of TV programs have people driving along whilst presenting a the program or being interviewed by it. I think this is an awful thing as it is multi tasking and driving should not be a multi task. Or is it just me being fussy?

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Re: Driving whilst presenting TV.
« Reply #1 on: 27 March 2015, 02:08:58 am »
They're on back of a lorry  :rollin,
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Re: Driving whilst presenting TV.
« Reply #2 on: 27 March 2015, 07:20:43 am »
The ones on flat beds are normally for your tv programmes, where acting is involved, so you'll still get the road bumps and car movements, but they'll normally give it away by taking their eyes off the road for long enough to mow down a load of pedestrians on a zebra crossing.


Otherwise cars will be camera'd up at different positions to give loads of different shots, ie: Top Gear is a perfect example, and more than likely have a camera vehicle shadowing them.


The programmes you see about dangerous or learner drivers are certainly real, and if you see a camera car in front or behind them then avoid getting too close at all costs.


I'm a terrible passenger in a car these days, and i'm actually getting worse as time goes on, as i can't believe how blase people are when driving a car and to me don't seem to see even 50% of the dangers that i'm looking at.
I'd rather sit in the back and have the "out of sight, out of mind" attitude 'cos some drivers simply freak me out with their lack of awareness on the road.
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Re: Driving whilst presenting TV.
« Reply #3 on: 27 March 2015, 08:08:20 am »
The ones on flat beds are normally for your tv programmes, where acting is involved, so you'll still get the road bumps and car movements, but they'll normally give it away by taking their eyes off the road for long enough to mow down a load of pedestrians on a zebra crossing.


Otherwise cars will be camera'd up at different positions to give loads of different shots, ie: Top Gear is a perfect example, and more than likely have a camera vehicle shadowing them.


The programmes you see about dangerous or learner drivers are certainly real, and if you see a camera car in front or behind them then avoid getting too close at all costs.


I'm a terrible passenger in a car these days, and i'm actually getting worse as time goes on, as i can't believe how blase people are when driving a car and to me don't seem to see even 50% of the dangers that i'm looking at.
I'd rather sit in the back and have the "out of sight, out of mind" attitude 'cos some drivers simply freak me out with their lack of awareness on the road.
+1 to that,Darrsi!
Thinking about it theres only been a few drivers I have felt completely safe with....
One was an boss years ago who was IAM & thought Far Ahead(like motorcyclists learn to do)
Then there were a couple of mates, both experienced bike riders, who I could tell were thinking like me and were rarely caught by surprise.
Most car drivers I know dont  have much awareness,focus,forward planning/scanning in their driving "plan" and hence  become "reactive"  to developing situations a bit too late in the day for my peace of mind.
But then the Car driving Test is pretty basic stuff.

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Re: Driving whilst presenting TV.
« Reply #4 on: 27 March 2015, 08:51:39 am »
Probably the only person i ever felt safest in a car with was my oldest brother, but he was an HGV driver and biker so that kind of speaks for itself as to why.
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Re: Driving whilst presenting TV.
« Reply #5 on: 27 March 2015, 09:24:37 am »
I have been driven round by my daughters so have no fear  :lol
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Re: Driving whilst presenting TV.
« Reply #6 on: 27 March 2015, 09:52:32 am »
You want to try my Mother-in-law :lol

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Re: Driving whilst presenting TV.
« Reply #7 on: 27 March 2015, 10:19:59 am »
I have been driven round by my daughters so have no fear  :lol
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Re: Driving whilst presenting TV.
« Reply #8 on: 27 March 2015, 10:36:52 am »
I'm not convinced that presenting a show in a car is that bad, but it does depend on the format. All of the ones that I've seen generally involve one or more people sat in a car talking about some sort of subject but they are focusing on driving and not the camera - it's very rare that they turn to look directly at the camera. In this situation, it's not really any different to conversing with a passenger - in some cases this is exactly how it goes with two people talking in a car and it just being filmed from a few small discreet cameras.

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Re: Driving whilst presenting TV.
« Reply #9 on: 27 March 2015, 10:40:58 am »
In contrast, i've taken car driving mates for a spin who've never been on a bike before and it scared the crap out of them.
Mainly because of the vulnerability and lack of protection you have.
That alone makes you want to know what's going on around you, and the good thing is it changed their way of thinking about bike riders.
In fact, i could hear one of them constantly swearing at cars that were pulling out on me, or cutting me up, he was fuming when we stopped but i explained it's a daily occurrence.  :grumble :lol
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Re: Driving whilst presenting TV.
« Reply #10 on: 27 March 2015, 10:47:58 am »
I'm not convinced that presenting a show in a car is that bad, but it does depend on the format. All of the ones that I've seen generally involve one or more people sat in a car talking about some sort of subject but they are focusing on driving and not the camera - it's very rare that they turn to look directly at the camera. In this situation, it's not really any different to conversing with a passenger - in some cases this is exactly how it goes with two people talking in a car and it just being filmed from a few small discreet cameras.


I've been riding since i was 17, and never bothered driving a car, so i s'pose it's built in for me to be as alert as possible.
That's why i can never understand why people want earphones for music while riding a bike, that to me is a massive no no, hearing is as important as seeing for me, and it would totally distract me.

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Re: Driving whilst presenting TV.
« Reply #11 on: 27 March 2015, 11:25:09 am »
I remember giving a one of my guys a lift home from work once and he asked if I was paranoid  :lol  as I was constantly looking over my shoulder and in the rear view mirror .
a couple of months later he returned the favour and it all became clear ....talk about tunnel vision  :eek
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Re: Driving whilst presenting TV.
« Reply #12 on: 27 March 2015, 11:57:07 am »
I'm not convinced that presenting a show in a car is that bad, but it does depend on the format. All of the ones that I've seen generally involve one or more people sat in a car talking about some sort of subject but they are focusing on driving and not the camera - it's very rare that they turn to look directly at the camera. In this situation, it's not really any different to conversing with a passenger - in some cases this is exactly how it goes with two people talking in a car and it just being filmed from a few small discreet cameras.


I've been riding since i was 17, and never bothered driving a car, so i s'pose it's built in for me to be as alert as possible.
That's why i can never understand why people want earphones for music while riding a bike, that to me is a massive no no, hearing is as important as seeing for me, and it would totally distract me.


I have both a car and bike license and use both fairly regularly. I understand a lot of the opinions from bikers towards cars, but it can very much be a case of painting everyone with the same brush - not all car drivers are bad and it is very hard for someone to identify a "good" driver (as everyone has their own opinion) but very easy to identify a "bad" driver.

I'll defend cars to a point, as often the drivers are at fault, but I do get the sense that a lot of people get a bit of a superiority complex from being only a biker and not driving a car. I'm not suggesting that you are darrsi, its just a general observation. Both groups have their ups and downs and there have been plenty of bikers I've seen on the road do absolutely crazy things that I would never consider to be safe or responsible

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Re: Driving whilst presenting TV.
« Reply #13 on: 27 March 2015, 01:30:31 pm »
Believe me, I will be the first person to have a go at an arsehole biker, there are 2 that piss me off every morning going to work.
And of course I respect the fact that some drivers are better than others, and that vision is not so good, etc.
But the reality is I've actually felt unsafe in some cars before, but maybe I'm just being over sensitive, although I don't think that's such a bad trait to have as a full time biker.  :D
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Re: Driving whilst presenting TV.
« Reply #14 on: 27 March 2015, 01:47:30 pm »
Just to add as a bad car driver I've almost wiped out more than one biker who wasn't to be seen one second and was then booling past me at god knows what speed a second later. If I'd have pulled out to overtake based on my first look my second would  have been picking them up from floor.  Based on my own shortcomings I always overtake at traffic speed + a bit and not warp speed but that's just me.

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Re: Driving whilst presenting TV.
« Reply #15 on: 27 March 2015, 02:20:04 pm »
You want to try my Mother-in-law :lol


Why?  is she quite fit?  Would she mind? Could we organise a ride out and all join in?  :b
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Re: Driving whilst presenting TV.
« Reply #16 on: 27 March 2015, 08:09:21 pm »
Believe me, I will be the first person to have a go at an arsehole biker, there are 2 that piss me off every morning going to work.
And of course I respect the fact that some drivers are better than others, and that vision is not so good, etc.
But the reality is I've actually felt unsafe in some cars before, but maybe I'm just being over sensitive, although I don't think that's such a bad trait to have as a full time biker.  :D


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